Asian Para Games: India win gold, silver as Anjanaben Bumbadiya, Jayanti Behera ace women's 400m T47 event

India enjoyed a successful day at the Asian Para Games on Thursday, with Anjanaben Bumbadiya winning gold and Jayanti Behera taking silver in the women’s 400m T47 event.Anjanaben clocked 59.97 seconds to finish first, becoming the only athlete in the four-runner race to break the one-minute mark.Jayanti finished second in 1:00.65, while Thailand’s Sasirawan Inthachot claimed bronze in 1:02.58.Tejalben Damor also added to India’s medal tally, winning silver in the women’s 400m T12 event with a time of 57.60 seconds.It was her second medal of the Games after taking bronze in the 200m T12 race.Sheetal Devi wins two gold medalsArmless archer Sheetal Devi enjoyed another memorable outing, winning gold in both the women’s individual compound and mixed team events. She teamed up with Toman Kumar to beat Indonesia 151-148 in the mixed team final, giving India its first archery gold medal at the Games.Later, Sheetal returned to the range for the individual final against Singapore’s Alim Nur Syahidah. Despite trailing by four points early on, the reigning world champion fought back with accurate shots to win 142-139. The victory marked her second consecutive individual gold at the Asian Para Games.Sheetal, who uses her feet and legs to position the bow and her shoulder and jaw to draw and release the string, finished the day with three medals, including a silver in the women’s compound team event won on Wednesday.However, Toman missed out on an individual medal after losing the men’s bronze playoff to China’s Zhang Yicheng 139-148.Swati Chaudhary creates history with silverSwati Chaudhary became India’s first-ever medallist in the W1 archery category after winning silver in the women’s individual event. She lost 4-6 to China’s Cen Mengkan despite taking a 4-2 lead in the final.Swati won the opening set and regained the lead in the third, but Cen fought back strongly to take the fourth set and force a decider. The Chinese archer then won the final set to secure gold.India now have four medals from archery at the Games, with more opportunities ahead as the men’s and women’s teams remain in contention for gold.Stay updated with the latest Asian Games 2026 news, check the Asian Games medal tally and complete Asian Games schedule.Get the latest Sports News and Live updates. Download the TOI app.